turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
Or longer.
We have a set that's been going since the early 90's.
The washine machine needed a new belt once, that's it.
They definitely don't build 'em like they used to.
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Mac OS 26 Is Utter Garbage and Apple Has truly lost its way....
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Or longer.
We have a set that's been going since the early 90's.
The washine machine needed a new belt once, that's it.
They definitely don't build 'em like they used to.
amancalledsun
macrumors 6502
Arguably your computer does too. If washing machine manufacturers updated the operating software/firmware every year and then dropped support for it, will your washing machine last 20 years? IoT washing machines certainly won’t talk to your smart home properly in 20 years….
As a contrary example, I have a non-internet connected Core 2 Duo Mini from 2010 that still runs excellently as a local file server and DVD reader/player. My 2003 PowerBook G4 Titanium still runs flawlessly as well, minus the battery life.
BSDnostalgia
macrumors 6502
When was the last time you bought appliances? The current generation starts to fall apart so much faster than the older ones did.
StellarVixen
macrumors 68040
It's better than I remember it from October.
It was barely tolerable, now it's tolerable. I've seen enough to decide it's time to switch, and I did.
It ain't perfect of course, some things I wish were different still aren't different. But if you can't imagine not using a Mac like me, it is what it is 🤷♀️
It was barely tolerable, now it's tolerable. I've seen enough to decide it's time to switch, and I did.
It ain't perfect of course, some things I wish were different still aren't different. But if you can't imagine not using a Mac like me, it is what it is 🤷♀️
Gonna be waiting for a long time if $ are the driving decision point - including competing brands. I don't have any major gripes about LG, Tahoe and I could care less if/when AI replacement for Siri arrives (no, really don't use siri either except to read me text msgs on the road).
Specifically? 2001. Maytag - both washer/dryer still working - uses more water but a wash -and- dry cycle is done under an hour.
BSDnostalgia
macrumors 6502
Free advice: repair it as long as you can. You will save in the end. Most new appliances have much shorter lifetimes.
Oh definitely. I did replace the timer assembly on the dryer. Amazing, front panel removal was easy, as was replacement. All recent maytags had you install from the -back- of the dryer so you'd have to disconnect and move it forward... My folks bought their set in in '75. Were still working with NO repair when we sold their house in 2024. The buyers renno'ed it into an Air Bnb and renters are still using those units, LOL.
BSDnostalgia
macrumors 6502
"Right to repair." At least you could get the timer assembly.
If only we could still repair/upgrade Macs like the unibody MBPs. Oh, well.
Minghold
macrumors 6502a
Don't get me started on new cars with plastic impeller blades inside the water-pump, and even more silly oxygen sensors than last year's model.
I miss being able to replace a battery by pulling a lever or twisting a nickel.
amancalledsun
macrumors 6502
The battery, RAM, and HDD/SSD replacement on the unibody MBP's was fantastic. Once Apple brought in the T chips and started gluing everything or soldering the RAM it was game over for easy repair/upgradability.
capamac
macrumors 6502a
The laptops that allowed replacing a battery from the exterior of a Mac were also less rigid than the laptops with batteries sealed inside the case.
I think the ideal would be to keep the battery fully inside the case and inaccessible from the outside, but have it screwed in (or held with a coin-operated mechanism even better) rather than glued-in.
MultiFinder17
macrumors 68030
Just like the Neo, which is a positive sign for what may be coming down the line.
Minghold
macrumors 6502a
I always liked the lever/slide-out design of PC laptops, and thought it manifestly superior to any of Apple's easy-remove designs.
(As far as impossible to remove designs go, Apple's glued LiON battery with sealed bladders was *pure* artificial-obsolescence, and they knew it. Previous batteries had micro-pinholes to allow gases to slowly escape rather than spicyballooning, but Apple knew better: it knew that many users would throw away their macbooks and buy new ones if a swelling battery couldn't be economically replaced. But heaven forbid you mention in any relevant forum that carefully needling a puffy but not dead battery is still an option, and no, it won't go up like Hiroshima unless you attack it like you're trying to stake a vampire and it's charged-up.)
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OldAppleIIUser
macrumors newbie
As opposed to you being so original, helpful and relevant in your posting to this thread? Gad!!
that whole report is so funny, like some fanboy got to shadow his idol for a day, and took all the highfalutin waffle he heard as gospel.
it's telling that the main focus is on iOS, and there's a whole song and dance about 'content is king' which must be given 'as much screen real estate as physically possible'. yet still on Sequoia, I somehow manage to see all the content on my 16" screen just fine, without ever being forced to 'admire custom buttons' in 'prime locations' - what is wrong with me?
I also liked the petty threat about the 'dangerous game of technical debt' the bare minimum adopters are playing, - will Apple make sure their app crashes if you can't stick a genmoji on it, or just ban it outright? how very 'hierarchy and harmony'.
apparently, and 'most importantly', the initial rollout 'just had to work' - the whole dev team is high on its own supply, and it shows.
I think the Neo is an exception, because ease of repairability is necessary in education environments (e.g. schools). They had to do it to get a solid standing in that market. Don't hold your breath for easy repairability in other devices.
ayephoner
macrumors 6502a
You're right. I should, instead, just pile on with the trivial, endless complaints.
Mac OS drives slow in the left lane!!!